Chapter 305 Sensational Premiere

September 27th, afternoon, Great Hall.

The premiere of "The Martian" was also held in the Great Hall.

Ever since Zhang Yimou's "Hero" held its first premiere in the Great Hall of the People, this place has become the most prestigious place for premieres in the film industry.

However, the Great Hall still has many functions, so although it is open to the public, its opening hours are limited.

Moreover, it is not easy to apply for a Great Hall, so it is very rare for film premieres to be held in the Great Hall.

This time, Liu Zhou and Han Shanping arrived a month in advance and also took some effort to apply for the venue.

At this time, the area around the Great Hall was completely blocked.

If you take aerial photos, you can see that the Great Hall has become the center of the nearby area.

People and vehicles coming from all directions all converged into the conference hall, forming a siphon vortex.

A hundred-meter-long red carpet was laid in the square in front of the Great Hall. Both sides of the red carpet were filled with media reporters, and outside it were densely packed with movie fans and audiences.

Many reporters felt that this was the second time after "Hero" that the Great Hall hosted such a lively movie premiere.

Although there were a few movies that premiered in the Great Hall occasionally, none of them were as lively as this time and the previous one "Hero".

After a while, the invited celebrity guests began to enter the venue, and one by one they walked onto the red carpet. The flash lights kept flashing, which also caused continuous screams from fans outside.

First, two international superstars, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, came in, followed by Andy Lau, Alex Leung, and the couple Leung Chiu-wai.

Afterwards, the four most handsome young actors and actresses from mainland China also walked onto the red carpet one after another, and even Zeng Li, who had not been seen for a long time, came.

Then actors from the older generation of the mainland, such as Chen Baoguo, Chen Daoming, and Ge You, also walked onto the red carpet one after another.

Even those who are not fans of celebrities would be willing to join in the fun if they have the opportunity to see so many big stars at once, as long as it is not too troublesome.

So as the red carpet progressed, more and more people gathered in the Great Hall.

Finally, two more cars drove over and stopped in front of the red carpet.

Under the gaze of all the audience and reporters, Liu Zhou and several other main creators of "The Martian" crew stepped onto the red carpet.

At this time, the screams suddenly became louder, and the voices calling Liu Zhou, Qin Hao and Zhang Ziyi's names were particularly obvious, occasionally mixed with a few voices calling Yang Mi.

From this we can see that Yang Mi was still somewhat popular at this time. After all, she played the role of Guo Xiang very well and was very popular.

However, Yang Mi, who was walking on such a high-profile red carpet for the first time, felt her mind go blank. She seemed unable to hear any sound and just instinctively followed the group.

Yang Mi's performance was relatively good. Zhu Yawen, who was experiencing such an occasion for the first time, was unable to adapt for a while. He was so excited that he almost sprained his ankle and became a cripple.

"Haozi, take care of Yawen."

Liu Zhou didn't expect that Zhu Yawen, a grown man, would be so nervous that his legs went weak. It would be outrageous if he fell on the red carpet.

This is the patent of female stars. There are countless examples of them acting weird on the red carpet. It all depends on who has better acting skills. It is even better than filming a movie.

Hearing Liu Zhou's words, Qin Hao immediately put his arm around Zhu Yawen's shoulders, and then walked side by side with him.

When Yang Mi heard Liu Zhou's voice, the sounds and images of the scene began to become clear in his ears and eyes.

She remembered the instructions from her boss and her facial expression became lively, but the poses she made for the photographer still looked a little unnatural.

Tension is not so easy to eliminate.

When getting off the car, Zhang Ziyi wanted to hold Liu Zhou's arm, but he had already stepped onto the red carpet.

Zhang Ziyi was speechless at the time, thinking that this grown man didn't understand romance at all.

However, Zhang Ziyi is a veteran after all, and is very familiar with such red carpet events.

When she walked onto the red carpet, her aura was full of energy. She waved, smiled and took photos smoothly, which also attracted more cameras.

In comparison, Yang Mi really looks like a newbie just starting out.

However, in the entertainment industry, you will not be forgiven just because you are a newbie. If Zhang Ziyi and Yang Mi were actors of the same level and type, Yang Mi's performance would be the end of her and she would be in trouble whether Zhang Ziyi would quarrel with her or not.

After walking the red carpet and having a brief chat with the host outside the venue, the few of them came to the screening room.

In addition to the celebrity guests, some other invited guests have also arrived. Liu Zhou is not there, so Han Shanping is greeting them.

Liu Zhou let them move around freely first, gather backstage later, and then walked towards Han Shanping.

Some of the guests invited this time are of high status. In addition to the CEOs of several well-known domestic film and television companies, there is also Mr. Ren of Shanghai Film Group, Mr. Xu, the top leader in the management of domestic radio and media, and a leader of the Space Administration.

But what made Liu Zhou most happy was that Yang Liwei, the first Chinese person to enter space, was also here.

At first, Liu Zhou just tried to invite him, but he didn't expect that he would actually come to attend the premiere of the movie.

After greeting a few people, Liu Zhou couldn't help but walk up to him and start chatting with him.

However, as the host, Liu Zhou could not neglect others. After chatting with Yang Liwei for a while, he went to greet others.

The Wang brothers, who were not far away, looked at Liu Zhou and a group of big men chatting and laughing, and couldn't help shaking their heads and then sighing.

"Zhonglei, when promoting movies in the future, you must also follow the trend."

Wang Zhonglei also knew what his elder brother meant, and said with a bitter face:
"Liu Zhou is such a smart guy. Who would have thought that he could use the popularity of Shenzhou VII's launch to promote his film? He may have planned this when he started the project."

“This is because they have the ability. Even if we had this idea, we wouldn’t be able to make the movie.

So if The Martian is a big hit at the box office, we will also have to give it a try and train Huayi’s own directors who can make science fiction films.”

"Looking at the current popularity of The Martian, it will definitely be a box office hit."

"That's not necessarily true. Wasn't the popularity of The Forbidden Kingdom very high before its release? But in the end, the box office in mainland China was still not as good as expected."

"Brother, that's Liu Zhou. He has never failed."

After hearing what Wang Zhonglei said, Wang Zhongjun fell silent.

In fact, he also knows that "The Martian" is unlikely to fail, but he really wants this movie to fail!

Every time he saw Liu Zhou succeed again and again, he would feel inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart. He would always think about Liu Zhou failing once and seeing him look so miserable.

Wang Zhongjun often felt regretful that he should not have had a grudge against Liu Zhou.

Now at least it is possible to cooperate with Liu Zhou and eat meat with him. It is not like now, let alone eating meat, you are embarrassed to get close to him.

On the other hand, Liu Zhou naturally didn't know that Wang Zhongjun, the helmsman of a large company, had been hoping for his failure. He chatted with several leading colleagues for a while and then went to prepare for his appearance.

The premiere ceremony is about to begin.

After the host Jingwei's opening remarks, Liu Zhou brought the main creators onto the stage.

"Thank you to all the leaders, guests, and fans who have always supported me. Welcome to the premiere of "The Martian"..."

After Liu Zhou made some polite remarks, he also talked about his thoughts on film creation.

Then we entered the interview session which was of more interest to everyone.

"Director Liu, why do you want to shoot a space science fiction theme?" "There are many factors for this question. First of all, from my personal point of view, I am also a science fiction fan, so I also know that there are a large number of science fiction fans in China.

I know their idea very well, which is to see the birth of domestic science fiction movies and present the various science fiction plot scenes they have seen in text in the form of light and shadow.

Then, from a director's perspective, being able to make a hardcore science fiction movie can fill the gap in this type of film in China.

Moreover, I think that the Chinese film market is so large that it cannot and should not lack science fiction films. But if you don’t make them and I don’t make them, then domestic science fiction films will never appear.

I am just paving the way for my domestic colleagues. Finally, I hope that our domestic science fiction films can take off and more people and funds can get involved.

At the same time, it coincided with the launch of Shenzhou VII, and my country's space industry opened a new chapter, so we chose this topic."

Afterwards, they talked about the content of the movie. Qin Hao and Zhang Ziyi, as the protagonists, also said a little.

Afterwards, the supporter changed the topic and asked with a smile:

"What is Director Liu's box office forecast for The Martian?"

"The premise of box office is that the audience is satisfied. As for the specific figures, of course I hope the higher the better. The higher the 300 million or 400 million, the better."

Wow, he skipped directly over 100 million and 200 million.

The guests and reporters in the audience all felt Liu Zhou’s strong confidence in the box office success of “The Martian”.

If other people pretended like this, they would definitely laugh at them. Everyone can brag.

But no one dared to underestimate Liu Zhou.

Liu Zhou had said something in the past that they thought was bragging, but later he actually made it come true.

"Director Liu, you expect the box office to be 400 million. Are you confident that you can break the mainland box office record set by Red Cliff?"

"Of course I hope to break the record. Who doesn't want the box office record to be created by the movie they made? But it all depends on the audience. It depends on whether "The Martian" can satisfy them."

Although Liu Zhou spoke modestly, in his heart, he was aiming to break the record this time.

After asking a few more simple questions, Liu Zhou and his companions went downstairs first. The movie was about to begin.

In the Great Hall, the lights suddenly dimmed and the huge screen slowly lit up.

"It's started, it's started!"

Everyone perked up, whether they were lucky fans, professional film critics, reporters, or celebrity guests, all looked intently at the big screen, ready to enjoy the first domestically produced science fiction blockbuster.

After the opening credits of China Film Group and Golden Harvest, a barren orange-red Martian landscape appeared before our eyes on the big screen.

The film starts with a long shot, passing over mountains, hills, and volcanoes, showing the surface of Mars thousands of miles away from all angles.

Several astronauts were collecting specimens on the surface, chatting on the communicator while working.

What happened next was just as shown in the trailer. A storm that was even more severe than expected swept in with a sky full of yellow sand.

Qin Hao was in danger in the storm. There are more details here than in the trailer. Captain Zhang Ziyi saw with her own eyes that Qin Hao's space suit was punctured by something.

If the space suit is damaged, you won’t survive long on Mars.

Finally, the others had no choice but to return.

The camera turned and the space agency was filled with solemnity, with everyone standing up to observe a moment of silence for Qin Hao.

The space agency held a press conference to announce the sad news to the world.

The camera turns back to Mars. The oxygen in the space suit is extremely low, and the sound of the automatic alarm wakes Qin Hao up.

But as soon as he moved, he felt a piercing pain and found that he was pierced by an antenna.

This was a disguised way of blocking the hole in the space suit, allowing Qin Hao to survive.

But he knew that staying outside all the time would not work, so he relied on his strong willpower and climbed back to the living cabin of the base by himself.

What follows is the content of the second trailer, in which Qin Hao performs surgery on himself, treats the wound, and then sews it up with a stapler.

In the movie, there wasn't just one click like in the trailer, but several clicks.

Although they were mentally prepared, the audience was once again shocked by the "stapler" stitches.

After the operation, Qin Hao also realized the difficulties he was about to encounter. There was not enough water, oxygen and food.

It looks like death is inevitable.

At night, the storm was still rising outside. Qin Hao was alone, looking at the outer space. He stared blankly for a long time, as if he wanted to see the difference between the sky of Mars and the sky of Earth.

However, after being depressed for a while, Qin Hao began to cheer up and tried to find a glimmer of hope.

He first took stock of the food and then treated himself to a full meal.

Qin Hao calculated how many days the current food could last at most, but it would take at least three years for the spacecraft to come again, so the food would definitely not be enough.

Then, Qin Hao remembered that he still had a few potatoes.

Then Qin Hao performed various operations and planted the potatoes in a seemingly reasonable manner.

"I heard that Westerners used to have a rule that whoever reclaimed the wasteland would own it. If I plant potatoes all over Mars, then the entire Mars would belong to us Chinese."

The science fiction film suddenly turned into a farming-themed film, which caught the audience by surprise.

However, Qin Hao's optimistic words still amused everyone.

Just as Qin Hao was looking at the green sprouts of the potatoes he planted with joy, the Space Agency on Earth was holding a meeting and pointing satellites at Mars to search for Qin Hao's body.

Many days later, the space agency discovered that the layout outside the Mars base residence had changed.

After some verification, the space agency was basically certain.

He is not dead!

The entire space agency cheered, and then the leader of the space agency, played by Li Youbing, held a press conference to announce the news, and declared in a resounding voice that Qin Hao would be rescued back to Earth at all costs.

Everyone has seen this clip, which was very popular on the Internet at the time.

However, when watching this scene on the big screen again, the audience still felt their scalps tingling at Li Youbing's voice, and they felt furious.

The rescue plan was discussed overnight on Earth, and Qin Hao was also making longer-term plans on Mars.

After much effort, the space agency finally contacted Qin Hao on Mars.

Qin Hao has been wandering alone on Mars for so long, and this is the first time he has made contact with Earth.

"Report, everything is fine at the Mars base!"

His face was full of excitement, his eyes were slightly red, and he reported his situation in full.

This was also the first time on Mars that he felt so excited and outgoing.

That kind of excitement is the excitement of finding an organization and family, and no longer being a rootless duckweed.

(End of this chapter)